A Beautiful Movie

Rating: 9/10 (15 September 2006)

I've first purchased the soundtrack, so that tells quite a bit about how much I enjoy the aural experience.
I've then purchased the film, so it means I like it enough to put it in my library.
I've just played twice the opening sequence and the ending sequence with the credits. Both have long stretches with no dialogue and Michael Bay's amazing eye candy. He showed his knack (and affection for slo-mo) first in THE ROCK, and he uses it in all of his movies.
But it is so pretty here. The final shots, of the clones on the red rocks, or the first shots, of the rocky coast and the boat... Wow. This guy has an eye.
So if you can give me this kind of images with a great soundtrack, I'll pluck down some money for your work.
Now, I do like the movie very much as well. I remember it quite well, even though I saw it only once in the theater. Which, for me, means that the movie really left an impression.
A lot of good actors, a lot of good story moments, and a lot of beautiful shots make this movie very good. Maybe not a 10 - I'm not sure any movie I know deserves that, but I rate based on how much of an impression it left on me. And very few movies that are not part of trilogies and/or based on books that I love have left more of an impression on me. THE ISLAND is one of them.